BeIN Sport (France)
BeIN will pay Ligue 2 fee instalment but rights controversy remains
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has decided to pay its first fee instalment for the 2021-22 Ligue 2 season after missing the July 1 deadline in the wake of continued rancour with the French Professional…
BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has yet to decide on a response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches after the decision by the French Professional Football League (…
Amazon’s acquisition of Ligue 1 rights prompts Canal Plus to pull out
Online retail giant Amazon has established a stronger foothold in the French marketplace by landing a package of domestic rights to eight Ligue 1 matches per week across the next three seasons after submitting…
No agreement on Ligue 1 rights as Canal/beIN proposal presented
The general assembly of the French Professional Football League (LFP) ended a meeting on Thursday without agreement on its broadcast strategy from next season
BeIN Sports, LFP close in on French football channel deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is close to agreeing a deal with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to launch a channel dedicated to the top two tiers, starting from next season.
BeIN returns as home of Super League in France after year-long hiatus
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a deal with rights-holder Sky to resume its French coverage of the Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK
French court awards over €7m damages to broadcasters in piracy ruling
A French court has ruled that five men who last year were found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters must pay over €7m ($8.3m) in damages.
Commercial court backs LFP in TV rights case, Canal Plus to appeal
Paris’ commercial court has ruled in favour of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) in a case brought against it by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus over a recent broadcast rights auction.
BeIN nets Ligue 2 exclusivity in Canal Plus sublicensing deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will be the exclusive broadcaster of Ligue 2 football in France for the rest of this season after a reaching a deal with Canal Plus to sublicense the latter’s recently-acquired r…
LFP rights bids from Amazon, DAZN and Discovery fall under reserve price
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has received bids for its domestic broadcast rights from online retail giant Amazon, subscription streaming operator DAZN and international broadcast group D…
No Canal Plus or beIN bid in LFP’s rights auction
Pay-television broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sports have not submitted bids in the controversial domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP).
LFP’s rights tender disrupted by Canal Plus legal challenge
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has initiated its legal challenge to the domestic broadcast rights tender recently issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP) in a move that threatens t…
NBA rights retained by beIN Sports France until 2024
North American basketball’s NBA will continue to be shown in France on pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports until 2024 thanks to a new agreement announced today (Friday).
Eleven retains NFL rights in three European countries, beIN renews in France
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained its rights to the National Football League in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
BeIN hails court’s ‘firm terms’ in French piracy case
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has praised the sentencing of five individuals found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters as an “important step forward” in …
Exclusive Top Rank rights landed by beIN Sports France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a two-year deal with Top Rank for exclusive rights in the country to the US boxing promoter’s events.
BeIN Sports France to cut editorial staff amid reorganisation
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has said it will undertake a reorganisation project that is expected to lead to the loss of around 20 jobs
Compensation sought for beIN Sports and Canal Plus subscribers
French pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have been hit by a legal claim launched on behalf of subscribers aggrieved at their lack of compensation offered amidst the shutdown of sports…